EasyJet CEO Johan Lundgren to Step Down as ‘Orderly Succession’ Begins
After seven years overseeing one of Europe’s biggest budget carriers, Lundgren is leaving the business in good shape.
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Accor Revamps How It Rewards Luxury Travel Advisors for Hotel Bookings
The Paris-based hotel giant is showering travel advisors with points, perks, and online tools. The goal is to inspire loyalty for bookings of its poshest brands, from Raffles to SLS—all while keeping those pesky online travel agency fees at bay.
Hotelbeds Delays IPO Until the End of 2024 at the Earliest: Reports
When it comes to potential IPOs, timing is everything in life, right? Hotelbeds seemingly thinks so.
Flight Centre Is Closing Its Gogo Vacations Unit
Flight Centre wanted to cut a money-losing division and refocus on a higher-end luxury client. RIP Gogo Vacations.
Travel Agency Group Doubles Down on Dispute With American Airlines
In an exclusive, the leading group of U.S. travel advisors responds to claims by American Airlines that they're Luddites. The group says the carrier's effort to force them to adopt its preferred technology for booking flights is too fast and that, essentially, it's a bully.
American Airlines Accuses Travel Agents of Stifling Innovation for Self Interest
American Airlines has lashed out at U.S. travel agents in a scathing response to the complaint that the airline's robust distribution strategy was unfair.
America’s Favorite Flight Destinations in 2023? Cancun and London
Flight booking data reveals Americans' top worldwide and domestic destinations so far this year. Tourism marketers take note, especially of changes from the 2019 rankings.
American Airlines CEO Defends Direct Selling Push in Face of Travel Agent Complaints
American Airlines's top boss Robert Isom feels confident in the carrier's evolving distribution strategy, the most assertive of all the carriers in the Americas. But some travel agents still feel bullied.
Travel Experiences in Demand: Survey of 18,000 Travelers Reveals Preferences
A massive survey of 18,000 travelers worldwide suggests that 2024 is shaping up to be a year when tours, activities, and experiences are decisive. Now if only marketers will catch up to reality.
Certares’ Internova: Behind Its Strategy for Luxury Travel Agencies
Internova Travel Group is owned by private equity firm Certares, and its CEO is the brother of Certares' CEO. How they are thinking about company strategy reflects insight into broader trends among the luxury travel agencies.